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Skiers make for historic night at Sugarloaf

For the first time in its history, Sugarloaf offered night skiing to help raise money for WinterKids at the 24-hour ski marathon: the Downhill 24. News 8's Morgan Sturdivant talks with Olympian Seth Wescott about the importance of the WinterKids program.

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Updated: 9:13 AM EST Mar 12, 2016

Skiers make for historic night at Sugarloaf

For the first time in its history, Sugarloaf offered night skiing to help raise money for WinterKids at the 24-hour ski marathon: the Downhill 24. News 8's Morgan Sturdivant talks with Olympian Seth Wescott about the importance of the WinterKids program.

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WEBVTT , ANDSPOKESPEOPLE AS WELL.MORGAN: WE HAVE A FEW SPECIALGUESTS.>> GOOD MORNING.MORGAN: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE APART OF WINTER KIDS?>> IT HAS BEEN 11 YEARS FOR ME,I STARTED IN 2005.OVER THOSE YEARS, I'VE SEEN THEDIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN MAINEGETTING THE KIDS OUT AND ACTIVEDURING WINTER IS AN AMAZINGTHING.IT HAS BEEN AWESOME TO BRINGTHIS EVENT HERE TO SUGARLOAF ANDSEE THE SUCCESS.MORGAN: THE CONCEPT OF WINTERKIDS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.>> I WAS FORTUNATE.I LIVED IN RANGELEY WHEN I WASIN FOURTH GRADE AND THEY HAD ASKI DAY.THAT WAS HOW I GOT INTRODUCED TOWINTER SPORTS.THE NEXT YEAR, WE MOVED TOFARMINGTON, IT WAS THE SAMETHING.FIVE DAYS A WEEK, THE SCHOOL BUSWOULD DROP YOU OFF AS YOURPARENTS GET OFF OF WORK.FOR ME, THAT CHANGED MY LIFE ANDINTRODUCED ME TO WINTER SPORTSAND I FOLLOWED THIS PATH THATI'M STILL ON TODAY.WHEN I WAS ORIGINALLY APPROACHEDIN 2005, IT MADE SO MUCH SENSETO ME.IF WE DON'T GET KIDS ACTIVEDURING WINTER, MAINE HAS LONGWINTERS AND GIVE TO GET KIDS OFFOF THE COUCH AND AWAY FROM VIDEOGAMES.MORGAN: WE MIGHT FIND ANOTHEROLYMPIAN.WE ALSO HAVE THE PRESIDENT.>> IT IS A WONDERFUL THING TOSEE.WHEN TWO SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIESCOLLIDE, WE HAVE WINTER KIDS ANDTHE SUGARLOAF COMMUNITY.SUGARLOAF SUPPORTS A LOT OFGREAT ORGANIZATIONS AND WE AREHONORED TO BE HERE.SCRATCHING THE EVENT OFF OF MYBUCKET LIST HAS BEEN A LOT OFFUN.MORGAN: WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO SEETHE MOUNTAIN LIT UP?>> I WAS LAYING IN BED AND ICOULD SEE THE HILL, IT WASAMAZING TO SEE IT.I HAVE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE

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Skiers make for historic night at Sugarloaf

For the first time in its history, Sugarloaf offered night skiing to help raise money for WinterKids at the 24-hour ski marathon: the Downhill 24. News 8's Morgan Sturdivant talks with Olympian Seth Wescott about the importance of the WinterKids program.